Smoker&#39;s appliance.



PATENTED OCT. 9, 1906.

F. L. BURDIGK.

SMOKERS APPLIANCE. APPLIOATION FILED DEO.14. 1905.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFTGE.

FRANK L. BURDIGK, OF NEBRASKA CITY, NEBRASKA.

SMOKERS .APPLlANCE.

To all whom it may concern:

smokers appliances, and while primarilydesigned for the purpose of a cigar-ash recelver and spark-arrester may be used with other methods of smoking tobacco.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a container or casing of non-combustible material adapted to receive and contain or blowing about of sparks, the

the lighted portion of the article being smoked, and thereby prevent the droppin' of ashes evice being particularly applicable for use in windy weather or during rapid transportation in the open air.

While I do not limit myself to the exact details herein disclosed, still for the purpose of more clearly understanding the. invention reference is had to the following description and annexed drawings, illustrating a practical embodiment of the invention, the particular features of novelty being pointed out in the appended claims, p

In the drawings, lEhgure 1 is a view in elevation of the device shown in combination with a mouthpiece and as associated with an inclosed ciga and Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof, the cigar being shown in elevation.

1 is a casing, which I term the container, of any suitable non combustible material, preferably formed in the shape of a cigar and freely perforated throughout its length. As stated, this casing may be made of any suitable non-combustible freelyerforated material, but is preferably forme of intermeshed or coarsel -woven wire pressed or stamped into the esired size and shape. To one endof this container or casing is attached one or more s ring-arms 2, provided with deressions 3, t e'arms 2 bein adapted to be inserted in lon itudinal close slots 4, formed within the loo y portion of a mouthpiece 5,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Applioation'filgd December 14, 1905. Serial No. 291.74-

Patented Oct. 9, 1906.

so as to leave the peripheral surface unbroken, and held therein by their spring tension.

It will be understood that the sprin -arms may be of any desired form and interlocked with the mouthpiece in any other suitable way than that just described, and, indeed, the mouth-piece maybe dispensed with entirely and the arms 2 by their inward s ring tension brought into engagement wit the end of the cigar to hold the casing in place when desired to smoke the cigar without the mouthpiece.

The container 1, it will be observed, affords protection to the cigar while being conveyedaround in the pocket of a smoker; but it will be found desirable to provide suitable-reinforcing means to prevent the casing from being buckled inwardly. Various forms of re inforcing members might be employed,- and for the purpose of illustration in Figs. 1 and 2 there is shown a wire member 6 coiled around said casing in such. manner as to extend longitudinally thereof, the various convolutions being soldered or otherwise secured to the container or casing.

What I claim is- 1. In a device of the character described, the combination with an elongated freelyperforated casing of non-combustible material adapted to receive a cigar, of a longitudinal reinforcing member extending s irally around the exterior of said casing am assoat their free ends to be inserted within said slots for. interlocking said mouthpiece to said casing, substantiall as described.

' In testimony whereof affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK L. BURDICK. Witnesses:

CHAS. H. SAVAGE, VOLNEY M. STREET. 

